TPE to Taichung City - Train Options
Mar 2, 2019, 8:09 am
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TPE to Taichung City - Train Options
Hoping to get some advice from the Taiwan pros:
My flight lands around 1630 next Sunday. We're hoping to hightail it to Taichung in order to visit the night markets (heading to Puli and SML the next morning).
The two logical options that come to mind are:
- take the shuttle to Taoyuan HSR and then take the HSR to Taichung HSR and the shuttle into the city
- take the Airport MRT to Taipei Station and then HSR it to Taichung HSR (or possibly just the express train to Taichung Station)
Any other suggestions? Thanks for any help you can provide!
My flight lands around 1630 next Sunday. We're hoping to hightail it to Taichung in order to visit the night markets (heading to Puli and SML the next morning).
The two logical options that come to mind are:
- take the shuttle to Taoyuan HSR and then take the HSR to Taichung HSR and the shuttle into the city
- take the Airport MRT to Taipei Station and then HSR it to Taichung HSR (or possibly just the express train to Taichung Station)
Any other suggestions? Thanks for any help you can provide!
Mar 2, 2019, 1:11 pm
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I don't have anything better to offer but I would definitely do the first option. Your second option has you going in to Taipei to catch the HSR and then doubling back to the Taoyuan HSR station which you could have gone to directly to on the airport shuttle.
Mar 2, 2019, 7:59 pm
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Thanks for reminding me of the doubling back! I've only taken the HSR once before and wasn't sure how to get from the airport to the Taoyuan HSR. I'll do some more reading now.
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Mar 2, 2019, 11:26 pm
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Another option is the airport MRT backwards (ie, take the train away from Taipei) to the Taoyuan HSR station stop A18 - it could be faster and less of a hassle vs wasting time in line for the shuttle bus.
Mar 3, 2019, 3:34 am
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You're right; this may be faster than waiting for the Ubus 705 and the ensuing ride.
Regardless, hoping it will leave us enough time to visit the night market. Being Sunday night and all, would there still be a crowd or opened stalls at say, 9:30 pm?
Edit; found an infographic on the TPE airport site. Hope others find it useful: https://www.taoyuan-airport.com/engl...transportation
Should I hold off on buying HSR tickets in case the flight is delayed? My friend and I are fine sitting apart nor do we need assigned seats.
Regardless, hoping it will leave us enough time to visit the night market. Being Sunday night and all, would there still be a crowd or opened stalls at say, 9:30 pm?
Edit; found an infographic on the TPE airport site. Hope others find it useful: https://www.taoyuan-airport.com/engl...transportation
Should I hold off on buying HSR tickets in case the flight is delayed? My friend and I are fine sitting apart nor do we need assigned seats.
Last edited by TTC192Rocket; Mar 3, 2019 at 9:39 am
Mar 5, 2019, 4:03 am
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You're right; this may be faster than waiting for the Ubus 705 and the ensuing ride.
Regardless, hoping it will leave us enough time to visit the night market. Being Sunday night and all, would there still be a crowd or opened stalls at say, 9:30 pm?
Edit; found an infographic on the TPE airport site. Hope others find it useful: https://www.taoyuan-airport.com/engl...transportation
Should I hold off on buying HSR tickets in case the flight is delayed? My friend and I are fine sitting apart nor do we need assigned seats.
Regardless, hoping it will leave us enough time to visit the night market. Being Sunday night and all, would there still be a crowd or opened stalls at say, 9:30 pm?
Edit; found an infographic on the TPE airport site. Hope others find it useful: https://www.taoyuan-airport.com/engl...transportation
Should I hold off on buying HSR tickets in case the flight is delayed? My friend and I are fine sitting apart nor do we need assigned seats.